Gage attachment for machines for setting lacing-hooks.



PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

W; HALKYARD. GAGE ATTACHMENT FOR MACHINES FOR SETTING LACING HOOKS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2.2. 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orrro'a'.

WIIJLIAM HALKYARD, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

implication filed August2Z,1902. Serial Nil-120.703-

Z'o aZZ' whom 1Z1; may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM HALKYARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the State of Rhode Island,

have invented a new and useful Improvedistance from the ment in GaugeAttachriients for Machines for Setting Lacing-Hooks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of m invention is to provide a gauge that may e readily andaccurately adjusted to the required'position for determining the properdistance from the to of the shoe-quarter -for setting the firstlacinghook, which in the right-hand quarter is the hook nearest the topof the shoe and in the left-hand quarter is the hook farthest from thetop of the shoe; also, for determining the meet-in edges of saidquarters for setting all of said termining the distance between thehooks; and my'invention consists in the improved construction and arranement of parts whereby these several oFjects are accomplished, and 'aconvenient gauge for setting the lacing-hooks is produced, ashereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a partial front viewof a machine for setting'lacing-hooks provided with my improved gaugeattachment. Fig. 2 represents a partial si 10 view of the some. Fig. 3represents a horizontal section taken in the line 3 3 of F i 1. Fig. 4represents a top View the an ularl y-formed gauge-bar removed from themachine. Fig. 5 is a partial top view of the same, showing an improvedform of the sliding gauge for determinin the distance of the endlacing-hook from t e top of the right-hand quarter of the shoe. h Fig. 6represents an edge view of the portion of the gauge-bar shown in Fig. 5.Fig. 7 represents a section taken in the line 7 7 of Fig. 3. Fig. 8represents a top view of the sliding gauge shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9represents a section taken in the line 9 9 of Fig. 3. Fig'.10'represents a top view of the sliding gauge shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 11represents a section taken in the line 11 11 of Fig. 5. Fig. 12gepresents a section taken in the line 12 12 of In the drawings, Arepresents the frame, and B the setting-plunger, of the machine forsetting lacing-hoolsslshown and described in my Letters Patent of theUnited States, No. 620,844.

hooks and for de-.

0 represents the raceway-track, and D the anvil.

The gauge-bar Eds preferably formed with the opposite angularly-dircctcdarms a and 6, upon which are placed the sliding gau ges' F and G, thegauge F serving to determine the proper distance for setting thelacing-hook, which is nearest the top of the shoe in the right-handquarter and the gauge G to determine the propcr distance for setting thelacing-hook which is farthest from the top of the shoe in the left handquarter. The gauge F is arranged to slide upon the rib c of the arm aand is secured 1n position by (l, and the gauge G is ar" means of thescrew ranged to slide upon the rib e, of the arm- I) and is secured inits position thereon by means of the screw f. The angular gaugebar E isprovided with the perforation g, which fits over the anvil D and issecured to the base of the frame A by means of the bolt 7t, and upon thegauge-bar E, back of the anvil 1), is placed the adjustable gauge 1-1,by means of which the distance from the meeting edges of theshoe-quarters for setting the lacing-hooks will be determined.

A modification of the gauge F is shown in Figs. 5 and 6, in which thegauge is provided with thrcc gauge-faces t, i, and t and when the saidgauge is set in position for use, as shown 'in Fig. 5, the gauge-face 'iwill be adapted to determine the position of the end lacing-hook whenthe edge of the quarter has been stitched and turned, the gauge-face i,to determine the said distance in the quarters of little gents, youths,and boys shoes, before the'edgcs have been stitched and turned and thegauge-face i to determine the said distance in the quarters of mensshoes before the edges have been stitched and turned, the said gaugcfaces being arranged in steps one higher than the other, as shown inFig. 6, and by this means I am enabled to set the end lacing-hook in allof thcsc sizes without changing the position of the gauge F on the arm0., Whereas when the single gauge F (shown in Fig. 3) is employed itsposition upon the gauge-bar would have to be changed ver often to meetthe changed condition of the quarters to be operated upon.

The arm a of the gauge-bar E is provided with the graduated slide-bar I,thcinner end of which is provided with the upwardlyprojecting gauge-pinJ which serves to guide the spacing of the hooks in the qu. rtcr fromthe previously-set hook, the required adjustment of the pin J relativelyto the axis of the anvil D upon which the hooks are set being efl'ectedby moving the said slide either inwardly or outwardly against thefrictional resistance caused by the upward pressing of the spring j,transmitted to the under side of the said slide-bar through the stud k.The slide-bar I is provided with separate sets of graduations K, K, Kand K, and the gauge-bar E is prow'ided with the indexinar (s m m m m.The series of graduations K of the guide-bar are adapted for determiningthe proper position of the pin J, when spacing the lacing-hooks for thetour standt ard mens sizes, the graduations K for the four standard boyssizes, the graduations K 1 for the fourstandard youths sizes, and thegraduations K for the four standard little gent sizes. The arm I) of thegauge-bar E is provided with the preferably removable slide-bar L,provided with the graduations M M M M and the sliding gauge G isprovided with the pointer 0, by means of which the said gauge is to heset in proper position relatively to the said graduations. The set ofgraduations M, serving to determine the proper position of t he gauge G,for niens sizes, those of M for boys sizes, those of M for youths sizes,and those of M for the little gent sizes. The sliding bars I and L arepreferably dovetailed into the gaugt bar E at their edges, as shown inFigs. 7 and 11, and are provided with the end knob p for convenientmanipulation.

in operating with the machine when the end lacing-hook has heen'set itis to be placed upon the gauge-pin J, which is located at the properdistance from the anvil for setting the t succeeding hook and this hook,when set is to be placed upon the pin J and so on until all the hookshave been set.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a gauge attachment for machines forsetting lacing-hooks, the combination of the angular gauge-bar havingarms extending upon opposite sides of the anvil, the guiding 2. In agauge attachment for machines for setting lacing-hooks, the combinationof a gauge-bar having'arins extending upon 0 posite sides of the'anvil,and a graduated s 'debar arranged for sliding engagement with one arm ofthe gauge-bar, and having a an e-pin atvits inner end, with an adjustabe s idlng gauge upon the same arm of the gauge-bar, for determining theproper distance for setting the first lacing-hook from the top of theshoe in the right-hand quarter of the shoe-upper, the said gauge havinggauge-facesarranged in steps one higher than the other, whereby the endlacing-hook may be set in both the finished and unfinished quarters ofthe shoeupper, substantially as described WILLIAM HALKYARD.

Witnesses i SOCRATES SCHOLFLELD, W. A CAMPBELL.

